Frankincense Flashcards
Official name of Frankincense
Boswellia carterii
Frankincense is also known as “________.”
olibanum
The name Frankincense is derived from the Medieval French word for “____ _______.”
real incense
Frankincense is considered the “____ _________ ___” in the Middle East and has been used in religious ceremonies for thousands of years.
holy anointing oil
Frankincense was well known at the time of Christ for its _________ and ______ powers and was one of the gifts given to Christ as His birth.
anointing
healing
Frankincense was “used to treat every conceivable ___ known to ___.”
ill
man
Frankincense was valued more than ____ during ancient times, and only those with great ______ and abundance possessed it.
gold
wealth
Frankincense is mentioned in one of the ______ known medical records, Ebers Papyrus (dating from the ____ century), an ancient ________ list of 877 prescriptions and recipes.
oldest
16th
Egyptian
Medical properties of Frankincense: Anti_____al, ______-stimulant, anti__________, ______ relaxing.
tumor
immune
depressant
muscle
Frankincense use 1 of 5 (R-i-d-i-c)
Respiratory infections
Frankincense use 2 of 5 (r-I-d-i-c)
Inflammation
Frankincense use 3 of 5 (r-i-D-i-c)
Depression
Frankincense use 4 of 5 (r-i-d-I-c)
Immune-stimulating
Frankincense use 5 of 5 (r-i-d-i-C)
Cancer
Frangrant influence of Frankincense: Increases ________ awareness, promotes __________, improves ________, uplifts _______.
spiritual
meditation
attitude
spirits